Thousands of new boardings system-wide. Reduced transfers saving up to 20 minutes on some trips. An 11-minute ride from Union Station across downtown to Pico Station. Increased service efficiency. New transit stations in the employment heart of Los Angeles County. Take your pick, because the 1.9-mile Regional Connector has something [continue reading]
For a complete list of planned service advisories please visit the Service Advisories page on Metro.net. And for the latest service alerts follow @MetroLAalerts on Twitter. Green Line Due to system maintenance from 9am to 2pm, westbound trains to Redondo Beach will run 4 minutes earlier than regular schedule. Westbound [continue reading]
Photo by Austin Robinson, via submission Here’s a pic of a phenomenon I’m curious about: why are all these locks attached to the closed pedestrian underpass? The photo was taken at Hollywood Boulevard at New Hampshire Avenue. If you can explain, please leave a comment. I’m guessing it’s just one [continue reading]
We’ve already posted the news about more frequent Gold Line service during the rush hours and more Silver Line buses from the South Bay. Here’s the official news release issued by Metro today: Summer Months Bring Added Gold Line Service, $5 Day Pass & More Frequent Silver Line Bus Service [continue reading]
Porcelain mosaic murals by Sonia Romero depicting urban life around MacArthur Park have been named one of best public art projects in the United States by the organization Americans [continue reading]
The activist group Move LA held a conference this morning in downtown Los Angeles to discuss the region’s transit future. By my somewhat under-caffeinated reckoning, optimism prevailed over pessimism. The event was a looooong conversation with many participants. Many of the points made have been made many times in the [continue reading]
Welcome to Twitter Tuesday, a weekly feature here at The Source in which we’ll round up the latest Metro related tweets in the Twitterverse. To follow Metro on Twitter just search for @MetroLosAngeles. We recommend adding the #MetroLosAngeles tag to your tweets to get our attention. And when it comes [continue reading]
Here is a look at some of the transportation headlines gathered by us and the Metro Library. The full list of headlines is posted on the library’s blog. USC Students and Faculty Will Benefit from Expo Line (BrighamYen.com) On a recent visit to Union Station’s Patsaouras Plaza to catch the [continue reading]
For a complete list of planned service advisories please visit the Service Advisories page on Metro.net. And for the latest service alerts follow @MetroLAalerts on Twitter. Green Line Due to system maintenance from 9am to 2pm, westbound trains to Redondo Beach will run 4 minutes earlier than regular schedule. Westbound [continue reading]
[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q80ahYgn2e4&feature=player_embedded[/youtube] Above is the latest Metro Motion video, which runs about 30 minutes. And below is the news release about the contents of this summer’s edition: Want to Visit L.A.’s Hot Spots This Summer? Metro Motion Will Tell You How If your summer forecast calls for baseball, the beach, concerts [continue reading]
